[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 1]
[Revised as of January 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR22.305]

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                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER I--OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
 
PART 22_DoD GRANTS AND AGREEMENTS_AWARD AND ADMINISTRATION--Table of Contents
 
                          Subpart C_Competition
 
Sec.  22.305  General policy and requirement for competition.

    (a) It is DoD policy to maximize use of competition in the award of 
grants and cooperative agreements. This also conforms with:
    (1) 31 U.S.C. 6301(3), which encourages the use of competition in 
awarding all grants and cooperative agreements.
    (2) 10 U.S.C. 2374(a), which sets out Congressional policy that any 
new grant for research, development, test, or evaluation be awarded 
through merit-based selection procedures.

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    (b) Grants officers shall use merit-based, competitive procedures 
(as defined by Sec.  22.315) to award grants and cooperative agreements:
    (1) In every case where required by statute (e.g., 10 U.S.C. 2361, 
as implemented in Sec.  22.310, for certain grants to institutions of 
higher education).
    (2) To the maximum extent practicable in all cases where not 
required by statute.